Tony Homan

Mentorship Commitment Preference: Engage in a long-term mentorship (connect with your mentee throughout the semester, outside of LinkUp events — frequency and format are flexible). Available for online and in-person mentoring.

Industry: Consulting

Employer: Free Lance Consultant

Areas Tony is interested in mentoring: 

• Internship Guidance
• Career Planning
• Interview Preparation
• Skill Development
• Communication Skills
• Time Management
• Industry Insights and Trends
• Goal Setting and Motivation
• Graduate School Advice

Bio: Retired Principal Economist, currently available for strategic consulting. Dr. Homan provides sophisticated economic, econometric, and policy analysis based on over 30 years of proven experience as a leader in both the public and the private sectors. Experience includes cost-benefit analysis, competition analysis, infrastructure grants, measuring program and regulatory effectiveness, econometrics, and project finance. Dr. Homan has been the Deputy Chief Economist of U.S. DOT, a consultant at HDR, Director of Economics & Competition Analysis at the US Federal Maritime Commission, the Chief Economist at the US Coast Guard and a Lead Aviation Economist at the Mitre Corporation. He was also a Senior Financial Economist at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Dr. Homan has presented and published research in the areas of transportation, homeland security, program effectiveness, project finance, and securities markets.

Specialties:
* Measuring Program Effectiveness
* Program Management
* Cost-Benefit Analysis
* Infrastructure Grants
* Measuring Economic Impacts
* Ports
* Logistics
* Transportation competition issues
* Econometric Studies

How did you get your first job? Hard work.  The world does not owe you anything.  You need to be persistent in your search and always come prepared for interviews. Research the bios of those who will interview you; it shows respect.  It is not what they can do for you but what you can do for them!

If you were starting your career today, what is the one piece of advice you would give yourself? Be true to yourself.  If you have a dream, follow it. Make a plan and stick to it within reason (tweak over time).  You need to put "blinders" on and avoid distractions.  At the end of the day, you are your own best advocate!

In what ways has your career path been unique or unconventional? I was a child of immigrants raised by a single mother.  I don't think anyone gave me a chance but me.  This is now a more typical story but going through undergrad in the early 1980's I was a long shot.  Looking back though, I always knew I controlled my destiny. I may not have been the golden child of my doctoral class, but I was the first to finish.

What skills or experiences have been most valuable in your career? Being able to explain orally and in writing complex ideas to leaders in plain language so that they can make better decisions.  Learn to communicate!!!!!!

Tony is open to participating in informational interviews